Deals & M&A
-
Equalpride Acquires Condé Nast’s LGBTQ Site Them Days After Company-Wide Layoffs
The pickup comes just after Equalpride laid off newsroom staffers from Out, The Advocate and others
-
Paramount Pays Netflix $2.8 Billion Breakup Fee After Warner Bros. Deal Win
Netflix shares the transaction’s completion in a Friday SEC filing
-
FCC Approves $34.5 Billion Charter-Cox Merger
The agency’s chairman Brendan Carr says the deal will bring greater connectivity and economic opportunity to rural America, keep jobs in the U.S. and protect against “DEI discrimination”
-
Jane Fonda Leads Fiery Comedy Skit of Actors Auditioning After Paramount-Warner Bros. Deal: ‘It’s Only the Rush Hour Movies’ | Video
The Committee for the First Amendment imagines a world “where corporations let the president dictate their content decisions”
-
Paramount’s ‘Whiplash-y’ Acquisition of Warner Bros. Will Take At Least 6 Months, David Zaslav Says in Town Hall
The CEO noted the change happened “very quickly” during a companywide meeting on Friday
-
Netflix Stock Rises Another 10% After Dropping Out of Warner Bros. Bidding War
Shares of Paramount Skydance also jumped another 14% on Friday
-
Adam Schiff Says Paramount-WBD Merger ‘Must Be Subject to the Highest Levels of Scrutiny’
“For the sake of America’s moviemaking workforce and movie lovers everywhere, I will continue to push all parties to do their part,” the California Senator adds
-
Jake Tapper Breaks Paramount-WBD News to CNN Peers on Air: ‘Affects Everybody I’m Looking At’ | Video
“We have some breaking news in our national lead that affects everybody I’m looking at right now in the studio,” the CNN anchor says
-
Paramount-WBD Pact Is ‘Not a Done Deal,’ California AG Teases ‘Vigorous’ Investigation
“These two Hollywood titans have not cleared regulatory scrutiny,” Rob Bonta adds
-
What Paramount’s Winning Warner Bid Means: More Movies, More Debt and a CNN in Question
For months, Hollywood has been transfixed and horrified by the prospect of either Netflix or Paramount winning the day
Available to WrapPRO members
Columns
Available to WrapPRO members
-
Elizabeth Warren Questions What Trump White House Told Netflix Before Paramount’s WBD Merger Victory
“A handful of Trump-aligned billionaires are trying to seize control,” the Democratic senator says
-
Warner Bros. Activist Investor Says Paramount Deal Is ‘Win-Win’ for Shareholders and Hollywood
“We’re thrilled to have shined a light on the need for the WBD Board to pursue a larger, more certain deal with Paramount,” Ancora Holdings says
-
CNN CEO Tells Staff ‘Don’t Jump to Conclusions’ After WBD Deal Pivots to Paramount
Free press groups, meanwhile, sound the alarm on Paramount running both CBS and CNN: “Should be unthinkable”
-
Paramount Snatches Warner Bros. From the Jaws of Netflix | Analysis
Paramount capitalized on rising regulatory pressure on Netflix to slip in with its “superior proposal”
Available to WrapPRO members
Deals & M&A
Available to WrapPRO members
-
Warner Bros. Discovery CEO Says Paramount Deal Will Create ‘Tremendous Value’ for Shareholders
David Zaslav also thanked Netflix’s Ted Sarandos, Greg Peters and Spencer Neumann for being “extraordinary partners” throughout the sale process